As students file into their classes, preparing for another long semester of rigorous academics and
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of the staff, must also get acclimated to the new changes around the castle which includes the main
office, cafeteria, and miscellaneous changes elsewhere in the building.
The cafeteria has received a brand new paint job thanks to the diligent work of the National Honor
Society and the janitorial staff. The cafeteria has been the bearer of changes year after year including
changes in tables, paint jobs and posters. Much to the delight of the student body, the posters from
the sixties have been removed and disposed of properly. The cafeteria is also in for a few more changes
thanks to the district.
Some of these new changes may include, but are not limited to cafe style booths, new cabinets, and
other miscellaneous furnishings to help make students feel more at home. Head janitor,Kyle Mason,
an advocate for students says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;we want students to come to the cafeteria because that will result in
less eating in the hallways, but we also want people to feel like the cafeteria is a safe place to be with
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Mason believes that if more students are willing to eat on the bricks or in the cafeteria, there will be
more responsibility in regards to student waste in the hallways and around the lockers.
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improvements are â&#x20AC;&#x153;slow going.â&#x20AC;?
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replacing the vending machines that are supplied by small businesses that care about giving back to
the community.
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On Tuesday, January 3rd, five shots rang through the years. According to National School Safety and Security Services, a Cleveland
student center. The intercom blared a little over a minute later. The school was based security consultation company, there were only 11 violent deaths nationordered to lock down. The usual drill is familiar: shut doors, turn off lights, and wide at K-12 schools in the 2009-2010 school year, down from 33 in the 1999stay silent. But this was not the usual drill.
2000 school year.
Mike Heath, school resource officer, hefted his SWAT rifle and edged
Fairview is far from the first school to participate in one of these drills. The
through the choir hall, peering around corners. In a surreal change from the Boulder Police Department conducted the first one in 2009 at Manhattan
usual packs of teens filling the Fairview halls, four policemen stalked the de- Middle School. “It was the first time we got the school personnel involved, and
serted school, guns up. The air smelled subtly of gunpowder.
it’s been fantastic,” said Kessler of the first drill.
And then, shouting a triumphant “Bang!” an officer cornered a man in the
Since the events of Columbine in 1999, school security has become a priority
stairwell leading to the counseling office.
across the country. Police have developed response strategies designed to miniThe man walked up the stairs smilmize the harm an intruder
ing. Dressed in slacks and a blue butcan do. For instance, teachton down shirt, the only unusual thing
ers have been directed to
about him were the pistols tucked in
keep their doors “propped
his pants pockets.
and locked” -- propped
All in all, it wasn’t exactly a noropen but with the bolt in a
mal workday for Fairview’s teachers
locked position. In addition,
and administrators. That in-service
the BPD has changed their
day doubled as a training day for both
traditional response tactics,
teachers and Boulder police, placing
learning from police expethem in a situation closer to reality
rience with school shooter
than any lockdown drill run with stusituations in the nation’s
dents. Though the shooter was an ofpast.
ficer himself, and his gun loaded with
Both times the drill ran,
blanks, teachers were obviously struck
the shooter was caught withby the difference between sitting in a
in 15 minutes. Even when
darkened classroom for ten minutes,
he disabled the intercom,
just waiting to continue class, and acteachers responded quickly
tually hearing the dull pop of gunfire
to the threat. There was
echoing through Fairview’s labyrinonly one confirmed “fatalthine hallways.
ity”: during the second drill,
The exercise, which ran twice
Fairview’s beloved principal
Student Resource Officer Michael Heath during the Active Harmer Scenario (ELIANA GOLDSTEIN).
with two different scenarios, called
Don Stensrud was “shot”
up questions that hadn’t occurred to
after he made the mistake
school staff previously. Though some previously unnoticed risks were pointed of poking his head out of the main office door. Otherwise, police, administraout, the majority of the staff seemed to feel that the exercise had taught them tors, and teachers alike performed well.
beneficial strategies for responding to a threat within Fairview.
Though the drill was a success, not every teacher in the school was pleased
Sgt. Jeff Kessler, who heads up the School Resource Officer division, firmly with the use of the day. “That Monday was a workday by our mutually agreed
believes that forewarned is forearmed. “It’s going to go that much easier if upon contract, not an in-service day,” said Leigh Campbell-Hale. Furthermore,
it does happen, because you’ve already put the seeds in your head,” he says. she believes that the trainings
“Hopefully the stuff that we did today, just the two scenarios, it’s gonna get don’t necessarily help teachers. “I
people thinking ‘jeez, if this happens, this is what I’m going to do.’”
suspect they might provide a false
In addition, violent crime in schools has decreased drastically in the last ten sense of security.”

Republican party introduces candidates for presidental election
By JUSTIN SONG AND CALEB PYKKONEN

On Tuesday, February 7th, Fairview High School will be holding a small part
of the Republican caucuses. For any Fairview 18-year-olds interested in voting
in November’s election, its time to start thinking about who they’re going to
vote for.
Now that a handful of caucuses have already been held, we can finally see

Ron Paul (WIKIMEDIA COMMONS).

Ron Paul
Despite his somewhat eccentric (at best) politics
such as legalization of heroin and prostitution, this
right wing liberitarian managed to pull off 21.4% in
the Iowa Caucus and (NH caucus), making him a
clear second favorite among the Republican voters.
As the leader of the “Blue Republican” movement, he
has been managing to gain the support from liberal
and progressive voters. However, to the old school
conservatives, he may be looked upon as threat to
everything the GOP stands for. There are also many
who feel that it’s time for good ole Ron to pass the
torch to his son, Randy, junior senator of Kentucky.

the Republican field shaping up. Rick Santorum pulled ahead of the rest of the
far-right wing conservatives after the caucus in Iowa, and nearly pulled off the
upset over Mitt Romney. Since Iowa, the Republican side has seen Santorum,
Romney and Ron Paul as the most likely Republican candidates. Let’s take a
quick peek at some of these candidates:

Rick Santorum (WIKIMEDIA COMMONS).

Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum jumped into the national spotlight
with his performance in the Iowa caucuses. Prior to
the day of the caucuses in Iowa, Santorum was not
considered a leading candidate by any means, and most
people would not have even recognized his name. But
with his campaign on life support, Santorum managed
to have a huge showing in the Caucus, nearly tying
rival Mitt Romney. Santorum did not have as much
success in the New Hampshire primary, where voters
seemed to be more fiscally-minded and showed strong
support for Romney (who was the favorite to win because he was the former Governor of Massachusetts).

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Friday, March 23, 2012

4

News

Students seek academic edge with illegal medication

By AYSHA KAZZIHA, CONOR HALL AND KEENAN MARRINAN

It’s finals week, and in order to power through the
long week of exams students exchange a pill with each
other. It’s midterms the next semester, and the same
activity persists. A student’s grades are slumping and
he doesn’t know why. He takes yet another one of
those small orange pills, Adderall.
Academic drug dealing of this nature is surprisingly
common at Fairview High School. In a survey of 50
students seven, or fourteen percent, said they had illegally used a prescription medication to help them
focus on their studies. Five percent had actually sold it, and of all fifty students,
seventeen said they knew someone who had used a medication not prescribed
to them to focus.
Medical professionals use Adderall and similar medications to treat Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder. It is an amphetaminebased medication used to help
with self-control and attention
span. For people with chemically
reduced impulse control it can
be very beneficial, but many students who do not fit this profile
also see its benefits.

“Everyone I know in
the IB classes or going for the IB diploma
takes Adderall.”

opinion on its illicit use. Jessica Conklin, a senior with a prescription for Adderall, finds it insulting that students “use
it to get more focused when others can’t focus.” She thinks “It may be
that if “other people can work hard and succeed without it” illegal, but
it’s very
then so can students without ADD or ADHD.
Due to the high demand for the pill, many students with
useful.”
a prescription may find the idea of selling their pills very attractive. “A normal price is about $2.50 per 25mg of Vyvanse
or $5-6 for 20mg of Methylphenidate,” said an anonymous distributor of Adderall. When asked if he had ever sold pills from his Adderall prescription, another
student responded in a casual tone “many a time.”
Students such as this one who are involved in prescription drug trade are, for
the most part, unaware that Adderall is a schedule two drug, meaning the sale,
use, or distribution of the pills is a violation of federal law when not mandated
by a pharmacist or doctor. Even
illegal possession can result in
fines ranging from anywhere as
low as $1,000 for 4 milligrams
to $300,000 for 100 plus milligrams.
In an interview, Principal
Donald Stensrud explained the
academic consequences of selling Adderall. “If you had Adderall and you sold it on campus,”
he said, “then not only would
there be police involvement
because you’re selling a schedule two drug, but mandatory
expulsion.” Stunsrud went on
to explain that even a student
caught exchanging Adderall
without selling it “would have
suspension and there would be
police involvement”.
Although Adderall sales can
result in fines, suspension, expulsion, and police involvement, many students still use
Adderall to help with school.
Many think the pros of using
Adderall to help with school
outweigh the cons. When
asked why they continue to use
Adderall despite the potential
consequences, one student said
“It may be illegal, but it’s very
useful”.

Reasons for using this medication range from having a hard
day at school to having too much
homework. At the beginning of a
long night of studying, students
take an Adderall to help them
concentrate. One student said,
“It helps both ADD and non
ADD students concentrate and
do work.” The student went on
to say that it is used as “a schoolrelated helpful tool.”
Adderall abuse can seem insignificant to students under high
academic pressures. Any activity that involves stressful work
is usually accompanied by stu“I think, for lack of a
dents using Adderall. “During
finals week I take Adderall like
better term, we have
everyday” said one student. Said
robbed your childhood
another, “I know students do it
from you.”
for school work and a lot for finals week.” The sources indicated
that the same abuse applies for
projects and standardized tests
Stensrud believes this attisuch as the ACT and SAT.
tude is largely the fault of our
Adderall, a perscription medication that is finding an increasing popularity among Fairview students
Strangely, abuse comes from
society “I think, for lack of a
(ELI BOONIN-VAIL).
the demographic that appears
better term, we have robbed
to be least likely to abuse drugs
your childhood from you.” He
or alcohol: the academic elite. One student source, who preferred to remain also points a finger towards the emphasis on getting into college, noting Fairanonymous, went as far as to say “Everyone I know in the IB classes or going for view students are expected to apply to outrageous numbers of colleges, and
the IB diploma takes Adderall.” According to the survey, out of all students who that they often structure class selection solely around getting into college. Such
had taken, sold, or knew someone who had taken a prescription medication to pressures could explain why bright and talented students would turn to a pill
focus, only three out of nineteen took no IB or AP classes. These statistics sug- for academic support.
gest that the students under the most pressure take Adderall for its perceived
academic edge.
However, many students who have a prescription to Adderall have a different

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Friday, January 27, 2012

Op/Ed
Remember that
time I set my
laptop on fire?
-Anonymous

Royal Banter

We should get 10 more vending machines
to add to the 16 we already have.
- Josh B

Those are the most
pretentious vending
machines I have ever
seen.
- Janet C

Modern Family is
a great show for
people who like to
laugh, but not too
hard.

A cheetah can hit go from 0 to 60 in 3.0
seconds a Ferrari can go 0 to 60 in 3.7
seconds just think about that for a bit,
just think about that.

There should be a Facebook exclusively for theatre
people.
- Sam R

Writing essays is like being
constipated, it hurts like hell
and you produce crap very
slowly
- Anonymous

Since I turn 18 in May, I have decided to exercise my rights by voting for Jimmy McMillan from The Rent Is Too Damn High Party
as our next president. Well, either that or
someone from the Pirate Party.
- Matt J

rick Santorum would make a
great last president for this
country.
- Eli B-v
I need more lemon
Pledge... -Jordan

Why is every rapper convinced that the word “low”
rhymes with the word “floor”?
-Paige R

Janet Chen

The SOPA Act:
The SOAP that’s being used to scrub away at our constitution

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Friday, January 27, 2012

6

Student Life

The Lion, The Witch, and most
importantly,The Wardrobe

FOR NARNIA!
WHAT: Winterball
When: Saturday, February fourth
WHERE: Fariview High School

By KALI CROSSEN

If you’re worried about what to wear for Winter Ball, don’t be.
Maintaining the perfect balance between looking cute and staying
warm can be simple.
If you haven't purchased a dress yet, visit bebe or Free People in
the Flatirons Mall and you’ll find long sleeve dresses in every style.
Free People, Pitaya on Pearl Street and Savy also have similar styles.
They’re becoming more popular and eliminate the need for a heavy
jacket throughout the night.
The classic button up peacoat can help you stay warm as well
but make sure the length is appropriate for your dress. This means
the bottom of the dress shouldn't come out from the bottom of the
jacket.
Although it’s a hassle, you can always keep your jacket in the coat
check at the dance until the end too. Be cognisant of how long it
takes to get through the line.
The dance theme this year is Narnia so if you want to dress in accordance fur coats or woven shawls can be worn. If you’d like to be
less subtle about dressing in theme fur hats or even costumes can
be rented from the Ritz costume store on Pearl or Candies.
Choosing shoes may be more difficult for Winter Ball. Most
people opt. for wearing ankle high booties with a heel or thicker
strapped heals as well as pumps. If you want to wear boots make
sure your dress is looser rather than tight. Tight dresses with boots
can send the wrong message.
If you still feel like you need more coverage sheer tights are an option. Black tights look fashionable with black shoes but be careful
with wearing too much black. Every year almost every girl will show
up to the dance in a little black dress, bet on it. So if you want to
stand out, choose a different color and dare to be different.

67

Percent of guys who
wouldn’t mind going to winterball with
“just a friend”

HOW TO: Win A Date to The Land
Where It's Never Christmas

91 97 85

Percent of dudes
who would say
yes even if they
weren’t asked in a
creative way

FRESHMEN GIRLS:
Let’s be honest, some of you Freshmen ladies are quite stunning.
However, this does not give you
the right to ask an upperclassmen
to Winterball, especially not a senior. There are always exceptions
to this rule, however, you are probably not the exception. Ask a fellow
freshman. They’re dying to spend
quality time with the owner of 2 X
chromosomes, such as yourself, and
even though these boys may not be
all that cute yet, it’s these dates that
will make the funniest memories
come senior year.

Percent of boys
who would not
be embarassed
being asked in a
public way

Winterball

A Knight In Narnia

By PAIGE RESIMAN AND MEGAN DEBRUYN

Percent of guys
who don’t want
to roll into winterball without a
date

COUPLED GIRLS:
Don’t assume that your boyfriend will be your default
date to the dance simply because you have been dating
for 6 and a half years. You better get on that asking
business STAT or that hot French chick will beat you
to the punch. Since you are already in a relationship
with your boy, you can afford to get a little creative.
Step out of the box and spice up your relationship by
doing something random and embarrassing. He pretty
much has to say yes, so go crazy. If he breaks up with
you out of embarrassment, um, our bad.

For those of you who don’t know, Winterball is a Sadie
Hawkins’ dance, aka GIRLS ASK BOYS. That’s right ladies,
time to put on your big girl panties and pluck up the courage to
ask that shy guy who sits behind you in Math class 3rd period.
And for you boys, you better make sure you’ve been showering regularly, combing your hair, and wearing your nicest waffle
shirts because let’s be honest, to the ladies, Winterball is approximately 87% about the pictures put up on Facebook the
following day, and no respectable lady wants to be seen next to
an ugly dude with dandruff. We’ve a guide for every different
situation a person could be in as we near this wondrous, formal
wintertime dance.

Photos WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

SINGLE GIRLS:
All my single ladies! It’s finally
your turn to get creative and ask
that guy you’ve been crushing on
to this wintertime dance! While
to many this concept seems
nerve-racking, take a gander below at a couple of stats we’ve collected from Fairview’s own male
population. Unless you organize
a party bus/ group with a collection of singles from both genders,
you will want a specific guy to be
with. So even if you hook him
with the “Nothing serious, let’s go
as friends” line, doesn’t mean you
can’t make his jaw drop when you
show up to pictures in a sparkly,
curve hugging dress with the perfect set of heels.

SINGLE BOYS:
You should be more familiar than
anyone with the cold sweat and
shaky hands that instantaneously
wash over your body as you walk up
to that special someone with a dozen
roses and a cheesy little spiel chockfull of words rhyming with Homecoming (although “gnome running”,
“bro stunting”, and “floam humming”
don’t quite count as poetry) that
you rehearsed with your mother the
night before. So please, all we ask
of you is to have some compassion
for the ladies since you know what
it’s like to be in her shoes (not literally, of course, because you boys will
never understand the sheer agony of
6 inch heels...).

In-Depth

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Friday, January 27, 2012

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an in-depth investigation of sexual assault
in High Schools and a former fairview
student who fought back
Illustrated by Zoe Polando

Last June, a week and a half after graduating from
Fairview High School, Anna Hanson was violently
raped by someone she considered a close friend. Her
rapist also attended Fairview High School. According to the account of the attack that Hanson wrote
in her book, “For Now: Words of the Girl Who
Fought Back,” when her rapist got up to film what
was happening during the assault, she managed to
kick his phone from his hand and dial 911. She then
held him subdued until the police arrived.
The sexual assault was incredibly traumatic
and threw her life into a state of turmoil. In the
nights after the rape, during which she was unable
to sleep, Hanson
wrote a book: “For
Now: Words of the
Girl Who Fought
Back.” In the book,
she describes her
reaction to the
rape, her feelings
of loss, anger, fear,
and her difficult
struggle to put her
rapist in prison.
Her story brings
light to an important issue. It is estimated that under
10% of sexual assaults are actually reported to police. She is rare,
“the girl who fought back,” and her speaking up
makes a tremendous difference. Not only did she
write a book that teaches about “sexual assault and
how very, very intense and far reaching its effects
are,” she also put the perpetrator in jail. In her Victim Impact Statement, which she read aloud in the
courtroom on the day of the sentencing, Hanson
said, “He raped me, but I will be his last.”
However, getting her attacker sentenced was not
easy. She was required to testify before a court of
law, as well as in front of the perpetrator. According
to her book, having to see him again, look him in the
eyes, and talk about what happened was incredibly
difficult, and she felt as though she was reliving the
experience.
The rape changed Hanson, and, as she said in the
book, “Who I am is not who I was. Who I was is
gone forever, and for her, we mourn.” Sexual assault
changes lives. It changes people. And it happens all
the time.
No one deserves to be sexually assaulted. Unfortunately, in Colorado, one in four women and one
in seventeen men have reportedly experienced sexual assault in their lifetime. After the incident with
Hanson, we have to accept that although Fairview
is overall a safe community, there is no place that is
immune to sexual assault.
Acknowledging that something as severe as sexual assault happened to a fellow student has been
eye-opening for the Fairview community, but also
unsettling. “Feeling like your power to set boundaries has been violated creates a sense of a lack of
safety,” said Jenny Hetch, Fairview’s interventionist.
In some cases, though, students have been brought
closer together and have become more aware of this
typically taboo subject. “I think that when things

happen, it can also have a positive impact on the
environment where people are looking out for each
other and more aware,” said Nikki Dashiell, a health
teacher at Fairview.
Sexual assault has severe aftereffects. It can completely change a person. The aftermath of a sexual
assault varies from person to person, but no matter what, there are serious negative effects. According to Moving To End Sexual Assault, survivors are
three times more likely to suffer from depression,
six times more likely to suffer from Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder, thirteen times more likely to abuse
alcohol, and twenty six times more likely to abuse
drugs.
Another common
effect is a far-reaching feeling of violation. “It can make
you start questioning all of your other
relationships, and it
can make you feel
unsafe. If you’re not
feeling safe, you can’t
thrive in the other
areas of your life,”
explains Hetch.
Sexual harassment
also has serious aftereffects, especially
if it is not reported. “It is better for the victim and
the perpetrator if the victim reports it, because you
don’t want victims to become desensitized,” said
Don Stensrud, Principal at Fairview High School.
On the same note he said, “you don’t want the people
who are being inappropriate to believe its okay.”
As sexual harassment goes unreported and unaddressed, the behavior can also escalate. “We have
a threshold around behavior that is higher than
it should be, so a student might feel that whatever
behavior happened was okay when it really wasn’t,”
said Rose Lupinacci, the Dean of Students and former interventionist counselor.
There are many misconceptions about what sexual assault and harassment actually are.
According to Principal Stensrud, the definition of sexual
harassment is, “not determined
by the law, but by the person
who is being harassed.” If a student expresses discomfort towards someone else’s behavior
and the behavior still persist, it
is considered harassment.
According to David Hinojosa, who works for Moving to
End Sexual Assault (MESA), “the definition of sexual assault is unlawful sexual contact, or sexual activity that has happened without consent. This breaks
down into three categories: Penetration (what most
people think of as rape), Observation, and Touching (in private parts, on top of or underneath clothing).”
The federal government has recently redefined
rape in statistical reports. While previously the
term rape only applied to vaginal penetration (and

therefore only female victims), it now applies to
“penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or
anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the
consent of the victim.” This means that statistics on
rape in the United States will be reported with far
less bias, and dispels common misconceptions surrounding the term “rape.”
What if the term “rape,” seemingly distant and
unlikely to occur, actually becomes a reality and you
find yourself being sexually assaulted? First, fight
back. Protect yourself by all means necessary and
try to get yourself to a safe place. If fighting back
does not work, the best thing to do for your own
safety might be to submit. It is extremely important
to note that “submitting” is not the same as consent.
If you had no other choice but to submit, the attack
still constitutes as rape.
Speaking out about a sexual assault can be extremely difficult. Many times, people don’t want
to report to law enforcement. “The big thing is to
respect [the victims’
choice to not report it],”
said Hinojosa. “Sometimes they’re not ready
to do that. It’s okay just
to let them know you
support what’s best for
them.”
It is important for the
survivor to find his or
her voice in order to get
assistance. Speaking up
also helps to ensure that
the perpetrator is no longer in a position where
they can harm others.
“Talk,” Stensrud said. “Find an adult, a teacher,
an interventionist or an administrator.” Hetch also
elaborates on possible ways to speak up, saying,
“Contacting the police can be a scary thing to do,
so if some one’s hesitant to do that on their own,
the counseling department provides support and assistance in doing that.”
After a sexual assault, it is imperative that you call the police, or at
least someone you can trust. “When
you go to the hospital, it is important to undergo a rape kit, which
collects evidence that could potentially be very helpful if the victim
ever goes to court,” said Hinojosa.
Social stigmas can make finding
the courage to report sexual assault
difficult. In general, making jokes
about rape discourages people from
speaking out about their experiences. Ridiculous comments casually said to our friends
like “I totally raped my keyboard” or “my teacher
raped that paper” might seem harmless. However,
when people say such things, it belittles the severity
and long lasting effects of rape.
Without speaking out, self-blame, uncertainty,
and fear can severely harm the survivor emotionally. Difficult as it is to muster the courage to admit
to having been raped, knowing that the perpetrator
has received consequences for the crime can eventu-

ally help the survivor gain peace of mind.
An important thing to keep in mind when deciding whether or not to talk to an adult about what
you have been through is that every single Fairview
staff member is a mandatory reporter.
“The law in Colorado is that if you were to come
and tell me about any kind of abuse, emotional or
physical, I have to report it. If I don’t report, I am
criminally liable,” said Stensrud.
The teachers are required to report abuse to
the police “primarily to get support for people,” said
Hetch. “We are mandated by law to report certain
things, and those things are whether a student is being abused, physically, sexually or emotionally, and
whether a student is suicidal or homicidal.”
Mandatory reporting tends to discourage
students from talking to staff about sexual assault.
However, even when an incident is reported to the
police, “everyone always has the right to say, ‘I don’t
want to cooperate,’” said Hinojosa. The victim is
never required to talk to the police about what happened if they don’t want
to.
Because mandatory reporting may discourage
a victim from talking to
an adult, it is important
to be able to help anyone
who chooses to talk to
a peer instead. Hinojosa
shared an acronym that is
the guidelines for helping
a friend. “LBS” stands for
“Listen,” “Believe,” and
“Support.” Those three
concepts come a long way
in helping a friend come
forward and get help.
Fairview’s staff and administration are dedicated
to ensuring that the student population is safe at
school. Much like MESA, Fairview provides education as well as a support system for victims.
The health teachers are a major part of these initiatives. Though the health curriculum for BVSD
provides no specifics with regards to what students
should be taught about sexual assault and harassment, Dashiell firmly believes that “it is important
to educate people in what is considered sexual assault and sexual harassment.”
“The first thing we focus on [when teaching
health] is the difference between a healthy and unhealthy relationship,” Dashiell explains. “A lot of
times, sexual assault actually happens when somebody is in a relationship or it is from somebody they
know.”
This is a point many people don’t consider. Often, the fact that seemingly inappropriate behavior
is coming from someone a victim is intimate with
makes it harder to discern what assault and harassment really are.
If you have been sexually assaulted, keep in mind
that it is never, never your fault. This can be a difficult concept to grasp in our society, where victims
may be blamed because, as Hetch said, “of the way
that they dress, or engaging in provocative behavior,
or putting themselves in unsafe situations.”

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For Now: A Book Review
For Now: Words of the Girl who Fought Back, by Fairview alum Anna
Hanson, was a book written by accident, between the hours of two and
seven am, every night for three months. Hanson wrote it in response to the
violent, traumatic rape she was victim of last June. “After the perpetrator
was in jail,” said Hanson, “I realized that I had written a book, and that it
could help others.”
The book is not just incredibly powerful, it’s educational, inspirational,
and, ultimately, uplifting. Hanson’s writing, mostly in the form of poetry,
gives intense insight into her life after the rape. She wrote it for herself, so
the process of writing the book was healing and therapeutic.Said Hanson, “I
wrote about the emotions I was feeling at the time.” Her message is simple,
but strong: “Find your voice and always use it.”
The book includes poetry, mostly written in free verse, and her Victim
Impact Statement, which was read at the sentencing. The emotional impact
of her writing is amazing, allowing the reader to feel what she is feeling. For
those who’ve been through similar experiences, it is easy to connect to her
emotions.
The book begins and ends with the same poem, called “To the Survivor.”
“Strange that someone can steal you
Steal you from you
Strange that someone can change you
Change you in front of you
Strange that someone can destroy you
Destroy you,
For now.”
Her whole book reflects the healing process she went through, and takes
the reader on an emotional journey with her. From deeply wounded to beginning to heal, the reader is swept up in the book, and feels along with
her.
Hanson’s book has the potential to really make a difference. It encourages
survivors to speak out, and gives hope to those who don’t have any. Things
get better. Someone can only destroy you “For Now.”

From a survey of 60 Fairview Students

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From Page 3a However, Hetch
went on to say, “Your body is your Do you think Fairview is a safe environment?
body. People don’t get to touch it
or say things about it without your
permission. It doesn’t matter where
Yes
No
I don’t know
you are, or how you’re dressed, or
whether or not you’re under the
influence of a substance, if you say
no, or you don’t have the capacity
to say no, it’s nobody’s right to do
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anything to you.”
“People think, what did I do to
cause this? I shouldn’t have gotten
drunk. I shouldn’t have put myself
in that position. Those don’t justify
anybody harassing or assaultinganybody else,” Stensrud said.
Sexual assault can happen to anyone. “It goes in all directions,” said
Lupinacci. “It can happen in same
sex relationships, heterosexual rela88%
tionships, gay and lesbian relationships, anyone.”
And, though many don’t recognize it, she added, “males can be
assaulted. There is a whole other
layer of fear and stigma around
males being assaulted.” Males who
are sexually assaulted are even less
likely to report, because it may
change the way people view them.
But it’s just as important for them
to report as it is for females.
There is no foolproof way to prevent sexual assault. However, there
are precautions that can be taken
to help reduce the risks. For one thing, according to Hetch, people should “be aware in regards to
drugs and alcohol. They can create unsafe situations where people aren’t able to set appropriate
boundaries for themselves.” It is also important to “notice warning signs that someone that they’re
interacting with may have red flag behaviors.”
“It happens in established relationships as well, its not just in
party situations where drugs and
alcohol are involved, ” said Hetch.
It is important to be aware of
abuse in relationships. According
to Hinojosa, it’s important to feel
“okay and comfortable to say no.”
Most importantly, Hetch said,
we must, “create a culture where
[sexual assault] is not tolerated. If
we have a community where it’s
not tolerated on any level, then
people will have a greater awareness of how to set appropriate
boundaries for themselves, and
keep themselves safe.”
This article is not meant to
frighten the Fairview community
of what might be, but rather to
spread a sense of awareness and
empowerment. Sexual harassment
can escalate into assault, so it is
crucial to be educated. No one has
total control over what happens to
themselves or to their friends, but
we can still help. Awareness, intuition, and unconditional support
to all survivors are vital aspects to
helping our community grow and
thrive. Rape is a horrible blow to
what many consider a safe, tightknit school, but together, we can
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Second semester senior year. This is the time when you have more off periods
than real classes and when your biggest dilemma is which burrito place you
should go to for lunch (by the way, Illegal Pete’s. Always).
I am the first to admit that it is hard to focus when your day is so open and
that it seems as though it really doesn’t matter what you do with your time.
However, this is the last semester you will ever have of high school. 93 days of
school. That might seem like a lot right now, but it’s really not. Just three and
a half months.
What does that mean for us seniors? It means this is the time to live your life.
Stay focused when you do have class, and then take a deep breath. It is really
important at this point to strike a balance in your life. Don’t give up completely
on school, but don’t let it get in the way of living your life as fully as possible.
We now realize how much time we have spent doing stuff for school in the
past few years. And now that we have free time, we are sort of confused as to
how to spend it. What we do know is that we don’t want to waste it sitting
around on our butts watching South Park by ourselves. If we are going to watch
poorly animated cartoons, we are at least going to do it with friends.
The point is, there are a lot of things you don’t have an excuse NOT to do
now that you are a second semester senior. For your convenience (because, let’s
face it, you’re getting lazy), we have compiled a list of activites to accomplish
before your high school legacy comes to an end.

Plan the most epic Spring Break ever
Buy a ticket to Pops
Share your infinite wisdom with underclassmen
(Wo)man up and ask someone to Winter Ball
Screw up your sleep schedule: stay up all night and take naps the
next day
Paint your whole body for a sporting event
Go to a concert at Red Rocks
Make an appearence on Radio Rojo
Take advantage of the mountains
Pursue random hobbies: Zumba classes at the Y? Yes please.
Free Skyrim of its dragons
Go out to breakfast on Pearl Street
Go to Prom!
Don your cowboy boots and go to the Grizzly Rose
Watch an entire season of something on Netflix. In one weekend.
Fall in love with Matt Sparkman

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Cry over your grades
Spend more than five minutes getting
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Compete with your friends

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Rock on Rock
“Are You There, Chelsea?” gets “Community’s” spot...
and it makes me angry
If you were driving through Wyoming in a ‘94 Camry with nothing
to entertain yourself but an abacus
and a Hoobastank cassette tape, I
can almost guarantee you’d be having a better time than if you were
watching this show. Seriously.
Based off of an autobiographical
short-story collection written by
Chelsea Handler, “Are You There,
Chelsea?” focuses on a twentySam Rock
something, raunchy, New Jerseyan
fictionalized version of Handler, Chelsea Newman, and her ever
so exciting daily routine. In a typical day of Chelsea’s life, she’ll
clomp on down to her job at a run-down bar, hang out with her
grumpy, unlikable, alcoholic dad, have dumb-flirty conversations
with her pseudo-creepy co-worker (gag), yuk it up with another waiter who happens to resemble a mini-me version of James
Franco, try (and fail) to seduce some nerdy postgrads loitering
around at the bar, and clomp on back home to whine about all of
it to her cake-faced roommates. Billions of these kinds of nonhilarious things are constantly happening.
Apart from her involvement with this show, Chelsea Handler is
decently funny. She’s like a diet Sarah Silverman—her irreverent,
off-kilter comedy style fulfills the shock factor pretty well. She
really gives off that crazy you-know-what vibe, leading to enormous comedic potential. But Laura Prepon, the star of the show,
is nothing like this; a lot of the misery you’ll experience with this
show is magnified by Prepon’s role as Chelsea. To be frank, it’s
very difficult to picture the same person who played the intelligent, stuffy Donna Pinciotti from “That 70’s Show” (a role of
Prepon’s after which she has largely struggled to gain success) as
the hot mess that we’re supposed to believe is Chelsea Newman.
What exactly transpires in this sitcom is entirely evident of a
poorly cast, poorly acted, and poorly written television show. It
plays out like a super slutty version of a modern Disney sitcom,
and it seeks to do little more than generate vacant laughter. With
no fewer than three utterances of the phrase “That’s my bad,” in
the pilot, and stiff, dreary characters, “Chelsea” brings absolutely
nothing new or interesting to television.
“Community,” on the other hand, is exactly the opposite. Each
episode is lightning paced, full of absurdly hilarious plot lines and
crazy-good one line zingers (most often courtesy of the show’s
protagonist Jeff Winger, played by Joel McHale), and the presence of an overarching and touching insight into the importance
of friendship. It’s a thinking person’s (and a screenwriter’s) dream
show.
However, “Community” was put on hiatus by NBC (both
“Community’s and “Chelsea’s” home) earlier this year. In a classic
scumbag move, the network chose not to announce that it would
be placed on hiatus or cancelled, but only left it off the midseason
schedule. The unknown fate of “Community” caused an uproar
among fans. Only recently have rumors surfaced that “Community” hasn’t been canned, but to think that NBC pushed it aside
in favor of shows like “Chelsea” is completely mind-boggling.
Yes, 8:00 sitcoms aren’t always intended to be much more than
background noise for games of Words With Friends, and midseason replacement comedies aren’t always the most promising
things ever, but even by these standards, “Chelsea” just reeks
with dullness and mediocrity. I see no reason why even TV’s most
casual viewers would prefer this pathetically average drab over
the comedic genius of “Community.”
There are many kinds of bad shows out there, but to me, nothing is worse than shows like “Are You There, Chelsea?” which
aren’t bad for any specific reason, but because they lack anything
unique. Hopefully NBC (and other networks, too) will soon realize that thinking-persons’ shows like “Community” deserve a
place in the primetime lineup over sleepers like “Chelsea.”

Entertainment

Oh My God, It’s Hugh!
By HOLLI WOUDD (Guest Gossip Queen)

We all have our celeb crushes. They’re the dreamboat man (or woman) who has attained
perfection in our eyes. And in our eyes, there are no men more perfect than the Hugh
trifecta: Jackman, Grant, and Laurie.

Hugh Jackman
Let’s just cut to the chase: have you ever seen this man
shirtless? His abs are some kind of miracle. There are no
words to describe the perfection that is his chiseled jaw,
his piercing eyes, his sculpted biceps… He makes every
woman swoon and every man jealous. Every movie he
stars in is automatically Oscar-worthy, just because of
his amazingness.
We do have one suggestion for you, though, Hugh.
Please take off your shirt more. Seriously, there was only
about a minute’s worth of quality shirtlessness in your
latest film, Real Steel. This is completely unacceptable.
Think of taking your shirt off as doing a service to society. All logical reasoning suggests that Hugh Jackman’s
shirtlessness will be the ultimate solution to all of the
world’s problems, including global warming, poverty,
Hugh Jackman on the set of
and the crisis in the Middle East. It doesn’t matter that
“Real Steel”
HJ is getting a little old because, like wine, he gets better with age.
Oh and P.S.- FREAKING HOT AUSTRAILIAN ACCENT. ‘nuff said.

Hugh Laurie
Mr. Laurie is not stunning because of his dazzling body, but
his dazzling intellect. It appeals to girls and guys alike. I don’t
care if he’s older than my father, his grizzled looks and racing
brains make me want to faint. The next time I find myself
in the ER, I sure want House to be my doctor! His rippling
brain compensates for the not-so-well-defined abs. Let’s face
it: Your IQ is way more attractive than the number of reps
you can bench. Laurie’s brain is a champion: it even went to
Cambridge. Daaaaaamn, check out that intellect!
Also, look at his dimples. That is all.

Hugh Grant
Hugh Laurie during a FOX
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adorable embodiment
of British classiness
than our dear Hugh Grant. His perfect wavy hair
just smacks of romance and roses. His dimpled
smile could melt the coldest heart, and his soothing high-class accent is honey to female ears. He
is perfectly typecast in many a romantic comedy
as the sweet, goofy, sensitive, charming guy who
always gets the girl. His awkward wooing of the
girl he inevitably falls for is the cutest thing ever.
It’s like a puppy playing with a kitten in the snow
while dressed in a stripey sweater. Awwwwwwwwwwww!!

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Hugh Grant at the 2000
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“Pretty Little Liars” made its anticipated return to TV on January 3rd in an closer than ever to determining the identity of “A.”
episode that could only be described as epic. A preview for the winter premiere
Aria and Ezra’s forbidden relationship also takes a dramatic turn in the openof season 2 (the beginning of the season aired last summer) foreshadowed that ing episode when they admit their love to Aria’s parents. Whether or not their
“‘A’ will be revealed,” a promise that is sure to keep viewers hooked for the rest Romeo and Juliet love will be able to survive after they confess themselves to
of the season.
Aria’s parents adds yet another layer to the mass mystery that is “Pretty Little
All the hype surrounding the winter premiere raised the question, “Why is Liars.”
‘Pretty Little Liars’ so popular?” in the minds of many non-fans. As a doubterIn the second episode of the season, the “liars” enlist the help of Caleb’s
turned-follower of the ABC Family drama, I can vouch that there is more to hacking skills in their mission to discover “A.” While Spencer is all for the idea,
the show than it would seem. The show, which appears to be substance-less Hanna is reluctant to get Caleb involved, in fear of possibility that he will beand excessively girly, is actually a fascinating murder-mystery with complex and come “A”’s newest target.
believable characters.
In the third episode of the
Granted, “Pretty Little Liars”
season, both Aria and Emily
most definitely isn’t hard-core horexplore romantic relationships
ror, but it has just enough suspense
while Spencer snoops around
for someone with an aversion to
for clues to “A”’s identity in
gore and a love of mystery. This is
Philadelphia. In the meantime,
what makes it an engaging and poHanna and Caleb become ditentially addicting show that viewvided over a troubled relationers are willing to tune into every
ship with a mutual friend.
week without fail.
While the third episode isn’t
Since the mysterious murder of
extremely intense, it develops
their best friend Alison, Spencer,
the characters’ relationships
Emily, Aria and Hanna have been
and conflicts with one another
stalked by memories of Ali’s death,
more than the previous two
murder accusations pointed at the
episodes which focus more on
girls themselves and threats from
plot.
the omnipresent “A.” “A” toys with
Overall, the continuation
the girls, knows all their secrets
of the second season of Pretty
and follows their every move, yet
Little Liars is electrifying: the
“A”’s identity remains unknown.
development of new, fascinatThe premiere episode opens
ing characters, more intensity
with Spencer, Emily, Aria and Hanthan ever and the promise that
na wearing orange jumpsuits while From left to right: Troian Bellisario, Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell, and Ashley Benson, “A” will be revealed all charge
stars of ABC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars” (WIKIMEDIA COMMONS).
doing community service time for
this second season with excitethe “shovel incident,” when they
ment that will keep viewers anwere framed with Alison’s murder weapon in the summer finale.
ticipating every episode.
Throughout the episode, the girls appear to be fighting about whether or not
Watch “Pretty Little Liars” on Mondays at 6 and 8pm on ABC Family (and
they should show a piece of “evidence” they have against A to the police, but it catch up on old episodes on Hulu).
turns out they are simply trying to turn the tables of trickery on “A.” The result
of the girls’ deception is revealed at the end of the episode and leads the girls

2011 Sports
year in
review
If anything
helps us remember a year,
it’s sports. Nothing By MATT JOHNSON
offers such perspective on time and its passage like the games that
inspire us. With the memories of the most exciting, most heartbreaking, most inexplicable, and
most awe-inspiring moments of the athletic year
dancing through our heads like visions of sugarplums on Christmas Eve, we remember where
we were when those moments came to life—and
how they affected us.
My parents can, without effort, remember
where they were when the seventh-ranked
CU football team knocked off fourth-ranked
Michigan in 1994; when Kordell Stewart of CU
launched a game winning Hail Mary tipped to
Michael Westbrook as time expired to clinch a
one point victory. They were at my grandparents’ house in Summit County on that September day, and my dad was holding his newborn
baby (me) in his arms. My mom remembers how
worried she was that my dad, when Westbrook
caught the pass for the victory, jumped around
the living room yelling, almost causing me inadvertent shaken baby syndrome.
Both of my parents remember that moment
from more than 17 years ago. They remember it
because it was so special to them; it left an emotional imprint on them. Now it serves to mark
a moment in their lives gone by. It gives them
perspective.
It is in that spirit that I look back and recount
some of the most memorable moments of the
sports year. These were the moments that left
an impact on me, the moments that help me remember what 2011 really was.
CU Basketball’s Snub of the Century: A wave of hatred rolled over Boulder County in mid-March.
The CU basketball team had finished their
season as Big 12 conference tournament semifinalists and the best CU team in over a decade.
They were a virtual lock for being voted into the
NCAA Tournament, as they had beaten Kansas
State (eventually a #5 seed in the NCAA Tournament) three times and had wins against Texas
and five other conference opponents. However,
inexplicably, Ohio State Athletic Director Gene
Smith and the tournament committee left CU
out of the tournament, prompting rage from
sportswriters, my friends, the whole CU community, and the nation. This unfair snub left the
already beleaguered CU Athletic Department
with yet another disappointment. My Facebook
feed blew up with fans venting their rage and
even I, hardly a loyal follower of the Buffs that
season, was feeling anger and frustration myself
at everything CU (not just the basketball team)
would lose by not being able to compete. What
makes the snub even worse now is that, unfortunately, the Buffs may have to wait for a while to
have another shot at the Big Dance.

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Sports

Wrestlers exceeding
expectations in ‘11-12
By CALEB PYKKONEN

As Fairview wrestling Coach Jim Lefebvre puts it,
this season has been a “tale of two cities.” The Knights
are in rebuilding mode to some extent, and they have
replaced 10 starters from last year’s team out of 14
weight classes. However, they have found some unexpected success, and it has been a very positive year for
the team.
The Knights are coming off a year in which they
replaced nine starters, and although every team goes
into the season with an optimistic outlook, Coach
Lefebvre had tempered his expectations for this year
because of the number of new wrestlers joining the
varsity team.
Nonetheless, the Knights have had some encouraging results, highlighted by a tie-break win over Boulder early in the year.
This year the Knights start four freshman, whereas
most teams in the state don’t even start a single freshman. That, coupled with the number of new wrestlers
in general, might be part of the reason why Lefebvre
didn’t think the Knights would even beat Boulder.
As Lefebvre puts it, “It’s a credit to [the freshman],
because I won’t wrestle them unless they’re ready. I’ll
usually have them wrestle JV to develop.”
The Knights went into the duel against Boulder
with no wrestlers ranked in the top 10 (in the state
rankings), while the Panthers had five wrestlers in the
top 10. However, after senior Conner McGraw took
down a top 10 wrestler in his duel, the Knights found
themselves with all the momentum and pulled off the
upset to beat the Panthers for the fifth straight year.
This is the second year in a row that the Knights

have gone into the Boulder duel as underdogs and
pulled off an improbable upset.
“Honestly, the last two years, going into the match
I couldn’t make the math work where I thought we
could beat Boulder,” says Lefebvre. “Quite frankly,
unless I was being goofy and saying we were going
to beat some of their ranked kids, I didn’t think we
would win. But we did.”
The Knights recently went to Arizona, and Lefebvre says the reason they went was to get practice
against wrestlers that would match up evenly. In previous years the Knights have traveled to face some of
the top wrestlers in the country, but this year Lefebvre
felt that it would be better for the Knights to get as
much practice as possible.
At the end of the season the Knights will participate in the Front Range League tournament, which
falls right before the state-qualifying tournament for
the Knights. Since the Front Range League is one of
the best in Colorado, the timing of the League tournament is rather nice for the team.
“We’re actually in a really tough League,” Lefebvre
remarks. “The nice thing about [the League Tournament] is that it is actually tougher than our regional.
So if we do well in that, we can send some guys to the
regional thinking, ‘I can place in state.’”
Lefebvre says that he really enjoys this year’s team
because of the work ethic and camaraderie. Although
the Knights might not find as much success as they
have in prior years at the State tournament, this season is shaping up to be one to remember.

Male Athlete
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Female Athlete
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Sonia
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Holden
Killeen

Senior Holden Killeen serves as co-captain on the
Varsity Boys Basketball squad. He averages 11.4 points
Senior Sonia Ghosh, a key player for the Fairper game and 1.6 assists per game. Killeen sees himself
view Knights Girls’ Basketball team, is leading the
as a “good leader and facilitator for the team,” and beteam to a successful season with an average of 8.1
lieves that his team will go far in the
points per game and 3.2 rebounds per
game. She is one of eight seniors this By SAVARONE AMMANN, playoffs. The Knights have an overall rePAIGE LINDGREN and
cord of 8-1 and are currently undefeated
year who has brought experience and
PIPER SALVATOR
in league. “The season is going great so
decision-making to the court. Ghosh
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far,” says Killeen. He led the Knights to
plays off season club basketball to stay
their victory against rival Boulder High
prepared for the school season and
with 17 points. The Knights pride themselves on their
has received several offers to play basketball at the
basketball program and the success that it has gained
collegiate level. “We’ve been playing really strong
throughout the past years. Senior leaders such as Killeen
lately and I think we have a shot at going far in
bring experience which will allow the Knights have a
the playoffs,” says Ghosh. She wants to lead the
good shot at winning league and demonstrating their
team by example this year. “I consider myself a
ability to be a threat.
role model, encouraging the team,” she says.

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Girls swim team finds formula for success
By JOSH BROWN

The Fairview Knights girls swim team has been
making ripples throughout the district with their
awesome performances. As senior captain Julia Ting
says,“We expect to get first place and we expect to
win.” This kind of determination is the key to the
success of the swim team this season.
As a whole, the girls swim program boasts an
overwhelming defeat of Boulder High’s swim team
and many qualifications at the Colorado invite. The
swim team attributes many qualities of the team to
the success (four first-place meet finishes including
a Boulder County Invitational win) they have enjoyed this season.
Leadership is one quality that is certainly a part of
the Knights’ program. The swim team consists of
seven senior captains. According to senior captain

Regan Payne, teamwork and involvement is a huge
part of being successful in the swim program. Each
team from freshman to varsity had shining moments
this season. Payne mentioned that “sports are about
doing the best you can, and not about the end result.” She also said that coming to practices is an essential part of being on any of the Fairview swim
teams.
“The best way to get better is to practice,” Ting
said. She also commented that the practices are fun
and that the coaches are a joy to be around.
Both senior captains agreed that the best part of
swimming is being a part of the community. Ting
comments that the best way to do that is by going
to all the practices and team bonding events, many
of which the senior captains each year get to plan.

On the success of the swim teams, Payne said that
the junior varsity squad was “untouchable,” and that
the freshman swimmers were instrumental in the
success of the team as well.
Payne recounted that the captains and the leaders of the past swim teams were integral parts of
the cohesiveness between coaches and swimmers.
Captains this season have the same role as coordinators of team activities, from making the design for
sweatshirts to choosing the workouts for practices.
“As a freshman it is very important to be on good
terms with the coaches and always looking to help,”
Ting said about getting swim time with higher level
teams.
The girls swim team expects nothing less than
excellence from all the swimmers in the program.

2011 sports year in review (cont. from 10)
The Rockies’ Fast Start: In the majority of the
month of April, no one could cool off the sizzlinghot Rockies. Colorado’s 14-7 start out of the gate
was the best or tied for the best record in all of
baseball through those 21 games. Rockies fans were
on a high and had nothing but optimism for what
was shaping up to be a legendary season. Fans were
excited about Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki
leading the offense, and Jorge De La Rosa and Jhoulys Chacin were doing a fine job filling in for a winless Ubaldo Jimenez (who we knew would get back
into his groove). However, this run turned out to
be nothing more than a flash in the pan, setting up
Rockies fans for utter disappointment the remainder of the year. This April brilliance only made how
low the Rockies sunk the rest of the season all the
more painful.
The Inspiration of USA Women’s Soccer: The USA
Women’s Soccer team did in 2011 what the men’s
team couldn’t do in 2010—reach the final of the
FIFA World Cup. With a skillful mix of veteran
leadership, young talent, and an inspiring coach in
Pia Sundhage, the American team made us proud
and gave us another string of defining wins and moments for our country. According to ESPN Media
Zone, 13,458,000 people watched the championship
matchup versus Japan, making it the second mostwatched daytime telecast in cable history (behind
the Rose Bowl Game from earlier that year) and the
sixth most-watched cable telecast of the year. Goalkeeper Hope Solo, veteran and team-leader Abby
Wambach, and young gun Alex Morgan stole our
hearts and made the loss in the championship on
penalty kicks a tough one to swallow. Still, what the
team did was to show this country once again the
power and excitement of women’s sports and the
uniting strength that our games can give us.
The September (28th) and October Baseball Fans Will
Never Forget: 2011 gave baseball fans the most unlikely, can’t-make-this-stuff-up, downright weird,
and most exhilarating final two months of a season
the Major Leagues have ever seen. After the dust
cleared on September 28, the final day of the regular
season and one of the most exciting days in baseball
history, two teams that had been 8.5 games out of
a playoff spot on September 1 were into the postseason. Tampa Bay came back from a 7-0 deficit in
the final two innings against the Yankees and Boston choked away a lead in Baltimore to punch Tampa’s ticket to the ALDS. In the National League,
my beloved Atlanta Braves lost nine of their last 12
games and fell in heartbreaking fashion to the Phil-

lies on the 28th to open the postseason door for
the St. Louis Cardinals. And, wouldn’t you know
it, the Cardinals would end up winning the World
Series—that after being down to their last strike to
the World Series-losing Rangers. Twice. The improbability of this regular season and postseason
will never be seen again, and that thrilling last night
of the regular season was the most exciting time in
the whole sports year for me. It proved that the
mystique of baseball is not dead and that it still is a
special game.
CU Football’s First Pac-12 Season: With a new
coaching staff led by eager former Buffs Jon Embree and Eric Bienemy, the Buffs had the opportunity for a fresh start in 2011. Entering a new
conference (the Pac-12), the post-Dan Hawkins
Buffs stumbled right from the get-go, notching
only one win versus lowly CSU in their first ten

games. However, the end of the season provided
the glimmer of hope CU football fans had been
searching for for more than five years. With no CU
sport having much luck in the new conference, CU
defeated Arizona and Utah within the final three
games of the season. The Arizona win at home on
Senior Day and the Utah victory in the last game
of the season ended a tough four years on a high
note for the Buffs’ 28 seniors. I remember feeling
so satisfied after the final whistle blew against the
Utes, knowing that after such disappointment, QB
Tyler Hansen and his fellow seniors could have a signature moment--a positive moment--to remember
after subpar CU careers. That moment felt right;
it felt like all the cheering, all the heartbreak, and
all the excitement of sports just might have meant
something.

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